is a Japanese actress,

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, singer and

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who voiced Lum in the

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series ''

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''. Fumi attended

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where she graduated with a degree in

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from the Department of Fine Arts in the

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Filmography

Television animation

*'' Anime Himitsu no Hanazono'' (Camilla) *'' Anime Sanjūshi'' (Milady) *''

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'' (Simone) *'' Blue Period'' (Masako Saeki) *'' Cat's Eye'' (Seira Nakamori) *'' Detective Conan'' (Rumi Wakasa) *'' Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri'' (Mimoza) *'' Kikōkai Garian'' (Hirumuka) *''

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'' (Squall Meusel) *''

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'' (Martha Moegi) *''

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'' (Eli's grandmother) *''Mission Outer Space Srungle'' (Sexy, Dolly) *''

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'' (Aisha in Special Edition) *''

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'' (Mother Carmel) *''

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'' (Drasna) *''

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'' (Muni) *''Pro Golfer Saru'' (Benihachi) *'' Rin-ne'' (Sakura's mother) *'' Rumiko Takahashi Anthology'' (Kanna) *'' Stop!! Hibari-kun!'' (Tsugumi Ōzora) *''

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'' (Kaka) *''

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'' (Kaori Sawada) *''

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'' (Miyo Kurahashi) *'' Tsuritama (Kate) *''

'' (1981) ( Lum) *''

'' (2022) (Lum's mom)

Theatrical animation

*'' The Garden of Words'' (Takao's Mother) *'' Magical Taruruuto-kun'' *'' Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem'' (Reiko Shimizu) *''

'' series ( Lum) *''

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'' (Narrator)

Original video animation (OVA)

*'' Ariel'' (Simone Trefan) *''

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'' (Dominique Saint-Pierre) *''

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'' (Vaiya in the Director's Cut) *''

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'' (Kahm) *''Shōchū-hai Lemon Love 30s Ame ni Nurete mo'' *''

'' ( Lum) *''

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'' (Eucliwood Hellscythe)

Video games

*'' Injustice: Gods Among Us'' (Catwoman) *'' Tactics Ogre: Reborn'' (Deneb Rove)

Live action

*''

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'' (1987) (Airport announcer)

Dubbing

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'', Ginger (

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) *'' Blue Steel'', Megan Turner (

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) *'' ER'', Elaine Nichols (

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) *''

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'', Karen Hill (

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) *''

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'' (1984 Fuji TV edition), Jordan Leigh-Jensen (

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) *''

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'' (1985 TV Asahi edition), Lois Lane (

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